HILTON James
Vintage Original Photograph Signed
<p>a head and shoulders profile. 1943. 5" x 7" tipped-on a photographer's mount 10 3/4" x 8 1/2". Signed photos of Hilton are scarce and this is a fine example. Boldly signed and inscribed: "For Adele with all good wishes James Hilton October 22 1943." Hilton 1900-1954 English novelist; several of his novels were filmed "Lost Horizon" "Goodbye Mr. Chips" "Random Harvest" etc.</p> unknown books
Référence libraire : 195010
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Americana Great Britain English Speaking Union
1929 Program and Seating List Luncheon in Honor of Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay MacDonald P.C. Prime Minister of Great Britain Hotel Astor New York. Auspices of St. Andrew's Society St. George's Society St. David's Society and the English Speaking Union U.S
New York N.Y.: De Pamphilis Press Inc. 1929. 28 pages; program was presided by Hon. John W. Davis president of the E.S.U. of the U.S.; the menu included Scotch mutton broth broiled spring chicken maitre d'hotel salade chiffonade gateau glacee MacDonald cigars and cigarettes; with the listing of the speaker's table; committee of arrangements membership apologies and acknowledgments followed by pages of seating lists alphabetically arranged by ticket color; a very large event with well over 3000 attendees; approx. 5 3/8" x 8" size; cream color printed stapled wraps; light wear a little faint spottiness to cover; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. De Pamphilis Press, Inc. Paperback books
Référence libraire : 23613
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WELLS HG. H. G.
Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life and Thought
<p>First edition. Octavo. Original red cloth stamped in gilt spine slightly darkened; light rubbing. Very good. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Enclosed in a 1/2 red morocco slipcase. No signatures or bookplates.</p> Chapman & Hall, Ltd. hardcover books
Référence libraire : 304678
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BASKERVILLE John
Catullus Gaius Valerius Albius Tibullus and Sextus; Propertius Catulli Tibulli et Propertii Opera
<p>First edition thus. 11" x 9". Full brown polished calf by Riviere & Son spine with raised bands and gilt stamped brown morocco labels marbled endpapers a.e.g. slight west to extremities. Very good. No foxing. Bookplate of Vincent Lloyd Russell on the front pastedown. Small leather bookplate of Robert Hartshorne Highlands New Jersey on the front pastedown.</p> Baskerville hardcover books
Référence libraire : 349
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Lamb Charles
Satan in Search of a Wife; With the Whole Process of His Courtship and Marriage and Who Danced at the Wedding
<p>First edition. 6 1/4" x 4". Engraved frontispiece vignette on title page three full page plates and tail-piece are by Robert Cruishank. Full later brown morocco a.e.g. by Riviere front wrapper lacking; original yellow printed rear wrapper bound in. No dust jacket. Fine fresh clean copy. 36 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p> Edward Moxon hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221818
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Golden Cockerel Press
Cockalorum: A Sequel to Chanticleer and Pertelote. Being a Bibliography of The Golden Cockerel Press June 1943 - December 1948
<p>First edition. 10 1/4" x 6 1/2". Foreword and Notes by Christopher Sandford. 83 b/w illustrations. Original 1/2 maroon morocco over yellow and red decorated cloth top edge gilt uncut. No dust jacket. Later black cloth slipcase. Very good. 112 pages.</p><p>Number 68 of 250 signed by Sandford on the dedication page.</p><p>Small bookplate of Theodor Jung.</p> Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221801
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Moncrif Francois Augustin Paradis de
Moncrif's Cats: Les Chats de Drancois Augustin Paradis de Moncrif Translated by Reginald Bretnor
<p>First edition thus. Octavo. Original full blue and red morocco spine lettered and decorated in gilt emblem gilt stamped on front cover t.e.g. navy blue linen-covered slipcase by E. W. Hiscox. Numerous collotype plates after etchings designed by Charles Antoine Coypel for the first edition of 1727. No dust jacket. Fine. 187 pages.</p><p>#25 of 100 specially-bound copies.</p><p>Inscribed on front free endpaper in Medford Oregon in 1973 by the translator with a small caricature of a cat.</p><p>Laid in is a Polaroid photograph of Bretnor and his wife taken by the recipient of the inscription with a brief description of the circumstances.</p><p>This attractive volume was one of the final productions of the Golden Cockerel Press.</p> The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221803
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O'NEILL Eugene
The Hairy Ape: And Other Plays
<p>First English edition so stated. 8vo. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Contains "The Hairy Ape" "Anna Christie" and "The First Man". Advance review copy with publisher's slip dated May 4 1923 laid in loose. Atkinson A20-EI-1.a.</p> Jonathan Cape hardcover books
Référence libraire : 5300
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Hueffer Ford Madox
Between St. Dennis and St. George: A Sketch of Three Civilisations
<p>First edition American issue from British sheets. Octavo. Original gilt and black lettered ribbed red cloth spine age toned; corners of a few pages at end crimped. No dust jacket. Good. 297 pages.</p><p>From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown.</p><p>Printed by Hazeli Watson and Viney Ld. London.</p> Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221760
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By the author of "Eugene Aram " "England and the English"
THE STUDENT. A SERIES OF PAPERS
New York: Harper & Brothers. Good. 1860. Hardcover. Two volumes in one complete. This is an ex-library copy with usual library marks including a card pocket at the rear. The brown boards are soiled and rubbed contents toned but complete. Good. . Harper & Brothers hardcover books
Référence libraire : 69839
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Arthur Count Gobineau; English Edition Edited by Dr. Oscar Levy
THE RENAISSANCE SAVONAROLA - CESARE - BORGIA - JULIUS II. - LEO X. - MICHAEL ANGELO
New York: G. P. Putnams Sons. Good. 1913. Hardcover. This is an ex-library copy with usual ex-library marks including bookplates stamps and numbers to the spine. Maroon cloth with gilt stamped covers are worn. Spine ends rubbed. Pages slightly toned and back end pages are slightly foxed. Good. . G. P. Putnams Sons hardcover books
Référence libraire : 65221
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Alexander Russell George
The Engraved Work of F. L. Griggs A.R.A. R.E.: Etchings & Dry-Points 1912-1928
<p>First edition. 11 3/4" x 7 3/4". Original black gilt stamped cloth. Uncut and mostly unopened. No dust jacket. Very good. 93 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Number 204 of 350 copies.</p> Shakespeare Head Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221759
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BROWNING Robert
Dramatic Idyls
<p>Smith Elder and Co. 1879-1880. First editions of the first and second series. Octavo. Original gilt stamped cloth. Very good minor foxing; clean tight copies. 2 volumes. No signatures or bookplates.</p> Smith, Elder and Co. hardcover books
Référence libraire : 301548
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BROWNING Robert
Dramatic Romances and Lyrics
<p>Octavo. Woodcut borders and initials by Charles Ricketts. Original gilt stamped cream linen. Very good. 121 pages. One of 210 copies printed at the Ballantyne Press. Publisher's prospectus tipped-in. Large bookplate of Pickford Waller on the front pastedown. Waller 1873-1927 Illustrator and decorator friend of J. McNeil Whistler designed for Guthrie's Pear Tree Press.</p> Hacon & Ricketts hardcover books
Référence libraire : 197166
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GUNN Giles
Culture of Criticism and the Criticism of Culture
NY:: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0195041615 . First printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Oxford University Press, hardcover books
Référence libraire : 41826 ISBN : 0195041615 9780195041613
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WELLS Stanley editor
Shakespeare Survey: An Annual Survey of Shakespearian Study and Production: 41: Shakespearian Stages and Staging
Cambridge:: Cambridge University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0521360714 . First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Cambridge University Press, hardcover books
Référence libraire : 41636 ISBN : 0521360714 9780521360715
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GREENE Alice Clayton
Miriam and the Philistines
<p>First edition so stated. Octavo. Original red cloth stamped in black slight text foxing. Very good. 310 pages 2 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. No dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Alice Clayton Greene to actress Bebe Daniels on the front free endpaper: "To Miss Bebe Daniels who could play 'Miriam' oh the life. A small mark of great appreciation for her work from Alice Clayton Greene London 1927 May 6th".</p> Leonard Parsons hardcover books
Référence libraire : 301284
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Mathews Charles James
Autograph Letter Signed
<p>"C. J. Mathews" 1 page T.R.L.G. January 25 1841 to "Sir". 7 1/4" x 4 1/4" inlaid to size. Very good.</p><p>In part: "Before I send you the answer you demand and which you tell me is to be made the subject of a public discussion allow me to inquire whether I am at liberty to publish your letters."</p><p>Mathews  born Dec. 26 1803 Liverpool England — died June 24 1878 Manchester England English actor dramatist theatre manager writer of comic sketches and one of the best high comedians ever to appear on the English stage.</p> unknown books
Référence libraire : 2221746
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DRINKWATER John
All About Me: Poems For A Child
<p>First edition. Octavo. Over 100 b/w text illustrations; endpapers and jacket design by H.M. Brock. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks. Very good. Scarce thus. No foxing. Signed by Drinkwater and Brock in black fountain pen ink on the title page. Brock has also drawn an ink sketch of a young woman.</p> W. Collins Sons & Co. hardcover books
Référence libraire : 222011
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS 17th CENTURY ENGLISH LAWS AND BILLS
Eight leaves of the "Carolis Regis"
London 1642. Paperback. Good. Published between 1628-1642. Based on the Common Debates of 1628. Including An act to prevent Extortions in Sheriffes Under-Sheriffes and Bayliffes of Franchises and Liberties in cases of Execution and An act for the better suppressing of unlicensed alehouse keepers. Upon question passed. Some contemporary inscriptions in English. Some pages remargined intermittent browning or chipping but a rare piece. Size: 260 x 180mm. <br/><br/> paperback books
Référence libraire : EPL71
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DAMES Michael
Merlin and Wales: A Magician's Landscape
NY:: Thames & Hudson. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0500510792 . With 173 illustrations 22 in color. First edition. Fine in a near fine light crease on front flap dust jacket. . Thames & Hudson, hardcover books
Référence libraire : 40398 ISBN : 0500510792 9780500510797
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Gaultier Bon
The Book of Ballads
<p>Sixth edition. Octavo. Title page in red and black. B/W illustrations by Richard Doyle John Leech and Alfred Crowquill. 3/4 gilt stamped tan calf minor rubbing t.e.g. Very good. 256 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Includes Spanish American and Miscellaneous Ballads.</p> William Blackwood and Sons hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221734
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Hunt Robert editor
Popular Romances of the West of England: Or the Drolls Traditions and Superstitions of Old Cornwall
<p>EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED</p><p>First edition. Octavo. Extra-illustrated with 18 hand-colored plates 90 engraved views and portraits 2 by Cruikshank 2 maps of Cornwall 1 in color and double page. 3/4 tan morocco over boards t.e.g. by Bayntun. Very good-fine fresh copy. 2 volumes first and second series.</p> J. C. Hotten hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221725
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MENDELSON Edward
Things That Matter: What Seven Classic Novels Have to Say About the Stages of Life
NY:: Pantheon. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0375424083 . First printing. Fine in a very near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Pantheon, hardcover books
Référence libraire : 39469 ISBN : 0375424083 9780375424083
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Pushkin Alexander
The Tale of the Golden Cockerel by Pushkin
<p>First edition. 5 1/4" x 4". Illustrated with gilt stamped design on title page and three woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. Original full yellow and red silk cloth leather label on spine a.e.g. No dust jacket. Fine fresh. 23 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>No.6 of 100 on handmade paper signed by Hanna Waller translator.</p><p>Chanticleer 115.</p> Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221664
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TOMLINSON HM
The Sea and the Jungle
<p>First edition. Thick 8vo. Frontispiece. Original gilt stamped green cloth upper cover with small gilt stamped tropical scene t.e.g. 20 pages of advertisements at end. Very good-fine. No signatures or bookplates. Enclosed in a green cloth folding box. Author's first book.</p> Duckworth & Co. hardcover books
Référence libraire : 7069
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BRONTE Charlotte Anne and Emily. YABLON G. Anthony and John R. Turner
A Bronte Bibliography
<p>First edition. 8vo. Original 1/2 red calf over matching buckram gilt stamped spine with raised blads. Fine fresh copy. Enclosed in dark red cloth slipcase. Contains 646 detailed entries on the famous literary sisters. #14/25 specially bound copies signed by Yablon and Turner on the limitation page. Signed by Authors. F. Hardcover.</p> Ian Hodgkins, & Co. Ltd. hardcover books
Référence libraire : 220526
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Milne A. A.
Now We Are Six
<p>First edition. Octavo. Illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Original gilt stamped red pictorial cloth t.e.g. Pink illustrated endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped; couple tiny tears. Very good. 103 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Laid in loose is a flyer advertising an exhibition of the original drawings December 1927 at The Sporting Gallery 32 King Street Covent Garden London.</p> Methuen & Co., Ltd. hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221659
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Thomas Dylan
Typed Letter Signed
<p>Typed Letter Signed in the form of contract proposal from Victor Weybright at The New American Library of World Literature Inc. 501 Madison Avenue New York 22 New York Murray Hill 8-3470 May 9 1952. Addressed to Dylan Thomas c/o Mr. Oscar Williams 25 Water Street New York 4 New York. Very good.</p><p>Signed by Thomas at end and initialed twice by him noting hand corrections.</p><p>Contract for the purchase of the first part of Dylan Thomas' "Adventures In The Skin Trade."</p><p>Thomas was in New York on his American lecture tour having arrived on January 20th lecturing at Harvard U.C. Berkeley et.al.; leaving the U.S. on May 16th.</p><p>Oscar Williams born Kaplan 1900-1964 was a poet anthologist friend and promoter of Dylan Thomas. He occupied a penthouse at 35 Water Street and Thomas most likely stayed there when in New York.</p><p>Dylan Thomas contracts are uncommon on the market today.</p><p>See Dylan Thomas "The Collected Letters" 2000 ed pages 958-959 for a footnote detailing this contract and a related letter to Oscar Williams.</p> unknown books
Référence libraire : 2221650
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Barrie J. M.
Autograph Letter Signed
<p>"J.M. Barrie" in black ink on his Adelphi Terrace House Strand W. C. 2 London letterhead December 1 1930. Overall size 9" x 5 1/4". 1 page recto only inlaid to a slightly large sheet. Very good.</p><p>"In answer to your letter I enclose.purpose giving tomorrow night at the Guils Hall about the Children's Hospital. Yours sincerely. A. C. Grey by Press Associations."</p><p>Letter answering an inquiry about a children's hospital probably The Great Ormond Street Hospital to which he gave copyright of "Peter Pan" in 1929.</p><p>Barrie 1860-1937 born May 9 1860 Kirriemuir Angus Scotland; died June 19 1937 London England; Scottish author creator of Peter Pan."</p> unknown books
Référence libraire : 2221649
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An English Combatant Thomas E. Caffey
Battle-Fields of the South From Bull Run to Fredericksburgh
New York: John Bradburn 1864. Three quarter brown calf with gilt spine lettering on black label 4 raised bands green rules. Marbled boards. A very attractive solid professional rebinding. Some foxing on edges and in text block. Two maps present as called for. Account by Englishman who fought with the CSA. First American Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Good /No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. John Bradburn Hardcover books
Référence libraire : WN610A103
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Prosser Eleanor
Hamlet and Revenge
Stanford CA: Stanford Univ. Press 1971. Original cream cloth black lettering. Prior owner signature on ffep. Some wear on edges and soiling on top edges. Text is immaculate. Cream dust jacket with red and black lettering; light overall rubbing and soiling and sunning of spine. . Second Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Stanford Univ. Press Hardcover books
Référence libraire : WN39016 ISBN : 0804703167 9780804703161
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Cary Joyce
To Be A Pilgrim
<p>First American edition so stated; "C-Y" March 1949. Octavo. Dust jacket unclipped with Price $3.00; two small chips; few small nicks and short tears; rubbing. Very good. 343 pages.</p><p>Pencil signature of Milton Merlin on the front free endpaper.</p><p>Advance review copy with publisher's slip laid in loose with publication date April 13 1949.</p><p>First published in U.K. in 1942 but in 1949 in U.S.</p> Harper & Brothers hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221628
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BROWN Abram English
History of the Town of Bedford Middlesex County Massachusetts From Its Earliest Settlement to the Year of Our Lord 1891
Bedford: Bedford Free Public Library Corporation. Fine. 1992. Paperback. Illustrated. A facsimile reprint of the 1891 edition paperback. Fine in oversized printed wraps. . Bedford Free Public Library Corporation paperback books
Référence libraire : 35482
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BENNETT Alan
Untold Stories
NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0374281033 . First American Printing. Publisher's promotional sheet laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
Référence libraire : 34842 ISBN : 0374281033 9780374281038
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ROZMOVITS Linda
Shakespeare and the Politics of Culture in Late Victorian England
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0801858364 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 34832 ISBN : 0801858364 9780801858369
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FALCO Raphael
Charismatic Authority in Early Modern English Tragedy
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0801862809 . First printing. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 34418 ISBN : 0801862809 9780801862809
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Wodehouse P. G.
Some Gems from P. G. Wodehouse
<p>Proof copy of a proposed second edition. 6" x 4 1/2". Illustrated by Blanc. Original stiff purple wrappers white ribbon tie. Fine. 36 pages unpaginated. Uncommon.</p><p>Laid in loose is a TLS from Blanc dated June 20 1987 and her business card.</p><p>We can not certain that the project was over completed.</p><p>A charming booklet by a Wodehouse admirer.</p> Pauline Blanc paperback books
Référence libraire : 2221590
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Shakespeare William
The Temple Shakespeare
<p>1924-1930. Temple edition. 5" x 4 1/4". Prefaces by Israel Gollancz. Frontispieces. Later 3/4 gilt stamped tan calf red and green spine labels by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London for Dutton's New York. Marble endpapers. Very good minor rubbing at edges. 19 volumes.</p><p>An attractive set.</p> J. M. Dent hardcover books
Référence libraire : 2221575
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LUCKYJ Christina
'A Moving Rhetoricke': Gender and Silence in Early Modern England
Manchester: Manchester University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0719061563 . First printing. Remainder mark on top edge book-plate on front paste-down else near fine in a fine dust jacket. . Manchester University Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 33853 ISBN : 0719061563 9780719061561
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TAYLOR Mark
Shakespeare's Imitations
Newark: University of Delaware Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0874137756 . First edition. Remainder mark on top edge else fine in a fine dust jacket. . University of Delaware Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 33369 ISBN : 0874137756 9780874137750
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MOISAN Thomas and BRUSTER Douglas editors
In the Company of Shakespeare: Essays on English Renaissance Literature in Honor of G. Blakemore Evans
Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 083863902X . First edition. Remainder mark on top edge else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Fairleigh Dickinson University Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 33368 ISBN : 083863902X 9780838639023
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MAGUIRE Laurie E
Shakespearean Suspect Texts: The 'Bad' Quartos and Their Contexts
NY: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0521473640 . First edition. Book-plate on front paste-down else near fine in a fine dust jacket. . Cambridge University Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 33372 ISBN : 0521473640 9780521473644
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COURSEN H. R
Shakespeare in Production: Whose History
Athens: Ohio University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0821411403 . First printing. Book-plate on front paste-down else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Ohio University Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 33354 ISBN : 0821411403 9780821411407
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GALBRAITH David
Architectonics of Imitation in Spenser Daniel and Drayton
Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0802044514 . First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . University of Toronto Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 33375 ISBN : 0802044514 9780802044518
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O'MALLEY Susan Gushee editor
"Custome Is an Idiot:" Jacobean Pamphlet Literature on Women
Urbana: University of Illinois Press. Near Fine. 2004. Paperback. 025207128X . First paperback printing. Small stamp on verso of front cover else fine in illustrated wraps. . University of Illinois Press paperback books
Référence libraire : 32790 ISBN : 025207128X 9780252071287
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SAMS Eric
Real Shakespeare: Retrieving the Early Years 1564-1594
New Haven: Yale University Press. Fine. 1997. Paperback. 0300072821 . First paperback edition. Fine in illustrated wraps. . Yale University Press paperback books
Référence libraire : 32792 ISBN : 0300072821 9780300072822
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LOPEZ Jeremy
Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama
NY: Cambridge University Press. As New. 2003. Hardcover. 0521820065 . First edition. As new in like dust jacket. Still in original shrinkwrap. . Cambridge University Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 32812 ISBN : 0521820065 9780521820066
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LEONARD R. Maynard editor
Dog in British Poetry
San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0811842460 . First printing thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Chronicle Books hardcover books
Référence libraire : 32142 ISBN : 0811842460 9780811842464
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TURNER Richard C
Ken Follett: A Critical Companion
Westport: Greenwood Press. As New. 1996. Hardcover. 0313294151 . Part of the Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers series. First printing. As new in glossy printed boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Greenwood Press hardcover books
Référence libraire : 31676 ISBN : 0313294151 9780313294150
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